which center has the highest steals per game in history

Hakeem Olajuwon has the most career steals per game by a center, with 1.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which center has the highest steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played in history?
NAME SPG GP MPG PPG RPG APG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1.7
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
2 David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.4
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
3 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
1.3
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
4 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
1.3
951
30.3
6.0
9.9
1.4
2.0
2.5
5.2
47.3
0.0
0.1
13.7
1.1
2.6
41.1
47.2
3.3
6.7
1.0
28,812
5,699
9,455
1,326
1,249
1,932
960
1,834
+1643
5 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.3
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
6 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1.3
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
1,289
808
2,194
3,214
7 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1.3
745
31.7
21.8
10.9
7.2
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.0
36.0
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,639
16,210
8,141
5,383
949
536
2,177
1,996
+4071
8 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
1.3
904
26.8
12.5
12.1
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.7
54.2
0.0
0.2
12.9
2.0
4.1
48.6
54.4
4.2
8.0
1.8
24,219
11,293
10,981
1,107
1,133
1,148
1,622
2,599
-817
9 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1.1
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
10 Vlade Divac
V. Divac
1.1
1,134
29.8
11.8
8.2
3.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.5
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,838
13,398
9,326
3,541
1,288
1,631
2,470
3,609
+2228
11 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
1.1
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
12 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1.1
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
13 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1.1
943
33.7
16.0
10.0
3.3
1.0
5.9
12.7
46.2
0.2
0.7
33.1
4.0
4.7
84.8
54.0
2.3
7.7
2.4
31,782
15,059
9,429
3,075
1,001
928
2,243
3,263
14 Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
1.1
503
30.2
15.4
8.8
3.4
0.8
5.9
11.1
53.2
0.2
0.6
31.5
3.3
4.5
75.0
58.7
2.2
6.6
2.1
15,211
7,726
4,451
1,698
532
423
1,049
1,223
+725
15 Nene
Nene
1.0
706
25.2
11.0
6.1
1.6
0.8
4.2
7.4
56.7
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.6
3.9
66.3
60.3
1.8
4.2
1.6
17,818
7,744
4,279
1,098
740
574
1,123
2,138
+1537
16 Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
1.0
495
25.9
12.2
7.7
2.1
0.6
4.9
9.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
6.3
2.4
3.3
70.3
55.9
2.7
5.1
1.8
12,843
6,055
3,829
1,063
511
292
883
1,082
-817
17 Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
1.0
403
31.2
13.2
7.8
2.3
0.9
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.0
0.1
17.9
3.2
4.0
79.6
54.7
1.9
5.9
1.9
12,591
5,323
3,131
938
415
380
777
1,435
18 Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1.0
628
33.2
18.3
7.8
1.8
1.6
7.4
15.4
47.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.8
74.5
52.3
2.5
5.3
2.9
20,834
11,479
4,915
1,151
637
1,016
1,800
2,017
19 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
1.0
790
29.6
9.6
10.0
1.9
2.4
3.9
8.3
47.0
0.0
0.1
20.3
1.8
2.6
68.5
50.9
2.6
7.4
1.4
23,423
7,612
7,923
1,528
775
1,881
1,098
2,195
+280
20 Dan Issel
D. Issel
1.0
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
5.6
2.0
22,342
14,659
5,707
1,804
698
396
1,281
2,022
21 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
0.9
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
20,507
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.9
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
23 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
0.9
1,120
34.3
20.9
9.9
1.9
2.5
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
16.1
4.6
6.1
74.1
55.3
2.3
7.6
3.0
38,388
23,459
11,052
2,111
1,047
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
24 Oliver Miller
O. Miller
0.9
493
23.0
7.4
5.9
2.2
1.5
3.1
5.8
53.4
0.0
0.1
11.6
1.1
1.7
63.9
55.7
1.9
4.0
1.9
11,338
3,625
2,893
1,061
455
758
921
1,460
-228
25 Kent Benson
K. Benson
0.9
505
23.8
9.7
5.8
1.9
0.9
4.0
8.3
48.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.6
2.2
74.8
52.7
1.8
4.0
1.8
12,042
4,912
2,941
944
462
465
897
1,448
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52
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.634
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50
32
.610
18.0
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